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of energy in their studies? >> congressman, i haven't personally read that study so i don't want to endorse or criticize its findings without having done so. but we are talking about a portfolio of energy sources that would fall under the clean energy rubric. and my assumption is that that portfolio will be pursued in a way to minimize impact on energy prices and on american consumers. >> do you have a judgment as to whether the solar and wind aspect of obama's clean energy standards program will increase cost to consumers? you still haven't answered that question. you use the word minimum. i'm asking will there be an increase to you have a judgment? >> the answer depends on factors i haven't analyzed, but we know that at the present time, both solar energy and wind are more expensive than some of the adoptions pity that the same time the prices of the other options are changing. >> are you testifying to this congress that in your capacity with -- ostp you have no idea what the cost will go up or down, should th
of energy in their studies? >> congressman, i haven't personally read that study so i don't want to endorse or criticize its findings without having done so. but we are talking about a portfolio of energy sources that would fall under the clean energy rubric. and my assumption is that that portfolio will be pursued in a way to minimize impact on energy prices and on american consumers. >> do you have a judgment as to whether the solar and wind aspect of obama's clean energy...
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isn't that nice to hear it from a big issue in eastern ohio is energy. i can tell you it's sweet to here in pennsylvania. it's nice to be able to look at the resources that we have in the ground that blessed eastern ohio with the coal mines and southern ohio for many years as it did for those of us in western pennsylvania. we had a resource based economy that built the manufacturing based economy and now we have an opportunity to tap new resources. the amazing thing is the president of the united states sees this tremendous potential here in ohio and pennsylvania and often north dakota and sees it not as potential, but as a problem, as a liability, not an asset and he's talking about we have to do some intensive regulation or study on this new technology called hydraulic fracturing. except hydraulic tracking is not a new technology. is a technology that has existed since world war ii. there's been hundreds of thousands of wells drilled in in america using hydraulic tracking, and yet this president in the face of that sides with the environmentalists, sid
isn't that nice to hear it from a big issue in eastern ohio is energy. i can tell you it's sweet to here in pennsylvania. it's nice to be able to look at the resources that we have in the ground that blessed eastern ohio with the coal mines and southern ohio for many years as it did for those of us in western pennsylvania. we had a resource based economy that built the manufacturing based economy and now we have an opportunity to tap new resources. the amazing thing is the president of the...
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price of energy, energy being gasoline, natural gas and home heating fuels. and then education follows that. so when you move away from what washington, to what i'm most concerned about, this is the to do list people are very interested in. looking at that graph, the ones the most important, social security and medicare, most important of those over 50, democrats and independents, white households and then you look down and interestingly education, affordability and outcomes number one, young, 18-29 african-americans and hispanics. finally, we asked people, and when it comes to getting country's finances under control, how effective do you think each of the following would be at reducing the debt, reducing the deficit, cutting the national debt? what would be effective? increasing taxes to american families making over $250,000 a year was the number one response at 76%. reducing taxes to spur economic growth and jobs 73%. reducing spending on military and national defense, number three. increasing taxes on all americans. majority of americans, reducing spendi
price of energy, energy being gasoline, natural gas and home heating fuels. and then education follows that. so when you move away from what washington, to what i'm most concerned about, this is the to do list people are very interested in. looking at that graph, the ones the most important, social security and medicare, most important of those over 50, democrats and independents, white households and then you look down and interestingly education, affordability and outcomes number one, young,...
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and yes, there are still -- there is still substantial scope for increased energy efficiency and energy in efficiency is no less worth pursuing because we have found more natural gas. let's stop debating what the relative priority to attached to these measures are, and let's have our failures in the energy arianna after 50 years of talking, having to do too much rather than tried to do too little. as production comes, increasingly, energy is becoming a more important share of total costs and labour becoming a less important share of total cost and that means what we do in energy has the capacity to have a substantial impact on the competitiveness of a much larger set of american firms involved in manufacturing than would previously have been imaginable. infrastructure, support for employment, support for our energy resources, be dedicated commitment and expanded commitment to increase our country's exports. some of the things i am proud to have been part of, turning the administration, it is something that has borne more fruit and is often realized. president obama's commitment to doubl
and yes, there are still -- there is still substantial scope for increased energy efficiency and energy in efficiency is no less worth pursuing because we have found more natural gas. let's stop debating what the relative priority to attached to these measures are, and let's have our failures in the energy arianna after 50 years of talking, having to do too much rather than tried to do too little. as production comes, increasingly, energy is becoming a more important share of total costs and...
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coburn: there's been a lot of comments made about energy and i have to admit i come from an energy state. a third of our economy is connected to energy in one way or another. and i think the political games that we're playing here are just that. you know, i have a vision that i can see 50 years of prosperity for america on the basis of one thing and that's actually using the wonderful resources that are in our country for our citizens. and extend an opportunity for our kids, in spite of our budget deficits, in spite of our debt, that would enable them to have the same kind of opportunities we've had. and the way that you do that is to utilize the resources. if you look around the world and you look at the most stable countries, you look at canada, what's happening? canada is living within their means, they have fairly low tax rates, they're utilizing their resources, they have trade surpluses. if you look at australia, they have a stable currency. their currency has markedly appreciated compared to the dollar. the canadian currency has markedly appreciated compared to the dollar. and the
coburn: there's been a lot of comments made about energy and i have to admit i come from an energy state. a third of our economy is connected to energy in one way or another. and i think the political games that we're playing here are just that. you know, i have a vision that i can see 50 years of prosperity for america on the basis of one thing and that's actually using the wonderful resources that are in our country for our citizens. and extend an opportunity for our kids, in spite of our...
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energy, not less? more importantly, the oil and natural gas industry receives no subsidies from the federal government. none. nothing at all. even though the president would like to suggest we do. the president is talking about in changes to the tax code are standard business deductions that are received by many other industries. he suggested we discriminate against the oil and natural gas industry and we deny them the basic costs of doing business, the cost of recovery for investments, capital projects, and others. all the other industries enjoy those. we think that is bad tax policy. it is bad public policy. the congressional research service, which advises the congress, said if the president were successful in achieving the reduction -- the increase of $86 billion in taxes on the oil and gas industry, it would put upward pressures on the price of gasoline. any time we're trying to bring the price of gasoline down, the worst thing we could do right now is increase the cost of energy production. this
energy, not less? more importantly, the oil and natural gas industry receives no subsidies from the federal government. none. nothing at all. even though the president would like to suggest we do. the president is talking about in changes to the tax code are standard business deductions that are received by many other industries. he suggested we discriminate against the oil and natural gas industry and we deny them the basic costs of doing business, the cost of recovery for investments, capital...
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in other words, we need to transform our energy system away from fossil fuel into energy efficiency and into sustainable energies like wind, solar, geothermal and biomass. and when we do that, we also create a substantial number of decent paying jobs. and, by the way, in the midst of a very competitive global economy, what we should not be doing is laying off teachers and child care workers. we should be investing in education, not laying off those people who are educating our kids. mr. president, i know that there is a lot of discussion on the floor with regard to the national debt, almost $16 trillion. the deficit over $1 trillion. that is a serious issue and we've got to deal with it. but my view is a little bit different than many of my colleagues in terms of how we deal with it. mr. president, i think most americans understand the causation of the deficit crisis and that is president bush went to war in iraq and he went to war in afghanistan. and, you know, he just forgot something. we all have memory lapses, don't we? go shopping and we forget to buy the milk or the bread. he had
in other words, we need to transform our energy system away from fossil fuel into energy efficiency and into sustainable energies like wind, solar, geothermal and biomass. and when we do that, we also create a substantial number of decent paying jobs. and, by the way, in the midst of a very competitive global economy, what we should not be doing is laying off teachers and child care workers. we should be investing in education, not laying off those people who are educating our kids. mr....
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, office of energy efficiency and renewable energy at the department of energy. so once again, thank you for an being with us. we appreciate it. i'm going to call on each one of you to get a five minute opening statement, and then at the end of that time we will give members an opportunity to ask questions. so mr. frantz, we will begin with you. you have five minutes for an opening statement. >> chairman whitfield and stearns, ranking member's rush and get, and members of the subcommittee, thank you very much for the opportunity to testify before you today. my name is david frantz. and acting executive director of the department of energy's loan programs office. in a way of an introduction i make remember of the senior executive service of the u.s. government. i was the first employee of the lpo in 2007. prior to joining the department to stand up the lpo i previously served over 10 years with the overseas private investment corporation any senior management project finance position underrunning and structuring major energy infrastructure projects around the worl
, office of energy efficiency and renewable energy at the department of energy. so once again, thank you for an being with us. we appreciate it. i'm going to call on each one of you to get a five minute opening statement, and then at the end of that time we will give members an opportunity to ask questions. so mr. frantz, we will begin with you. you have five minutes for an opening statement. >> chairman whitfield and stearns, ranking member's rush and get, and members of the...
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let's get every piece of american energy that we can and bring it to the market and we have a massive really exciting opportunity we are willing to go after and one of those is by way of example we have tremendous amounts of shale oil and gas that even just three or five for ten years ago people didn't understand how much of it we had. >> there's new drilling techniques we didn't have or didn't understand a decade ago but is enough for example natural gas to hire the entire base load needs of the country by many experts or more not to mention what we give natural gas is example on vehicles and fleet vehicles and the likes of a one example of many if you have the obama administration and in many ways trying to discourage stifel slowdown or the process and to criticize it and the supporters. so that's one example. i couldn't agree with you more. we can get america to be -- we have the capability to do one of the world's leading producers of energy again and be a low-cost provider of energy and a new investment, new jobs, more people working and by the way the input costs for factories a
let's get every piece of american energy that we can and bring it to the market and we have a massive really exciting opportunity we are willing to go after and one of those is by way of example we have tremendous amounts of shale oil and gas that even just three or five for ten years ago people didn't understand how much of it we had. >> there's new drilling techniques we didn't have or didn't understand a decade ago but is enough for example natural gas to hire the entire base load...
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his energy secretary, his energy secretary says he's against wind farms and enough is enough. well, if -- >> order. order. let me just say the government back benches is very straightforward, they either calm down, or the session will be extended at whoever's inconvenience that may involve. let's just be very clear, incredibly straightforward. ed miliband. >> mr. speaker, the energy minister says he's against wind farms and enough is enough while his energy secretary is gung ho for them. who speaks for his government? >> well, today the jokes have been bad and the substance has been bad too. it's not a good day. i tell you why it is a good day. it's a good day to talk about energy policy because today -- [inaudible] investing 20 million pounds in our new -- [inaudible] [cheers and applause] today is a good day to talk about energy because there's more investment in renewable energy under three years of this government than under 13 years of their government. and it's a good day to talk about energy policy because we've got a green investment bank up and running. that is what's
his energy secretary, his energy secretary says he's against wind farms and enough is enough. well, if -- >> order. order. let me just say the government back benches is very straightforward, they either calm down, or the session will be extended at whoever's inconvenience that may involve. let's just be very clear, incredibly straightforward. ed miliband. >> mr. speaker, the energy minister says he's against wind farms and enough is enough while his energy secretary is gung ho for...
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i want to run this fall on the fall in energy policy. you can elect president out the and have $10 a barrel or elect president drilling and have $2.50 a barrel. you decide which is better for your family. [cheers and applause] this is why i want to debate obama. if i become your nominee i will challenge him to seven lincoln/douglas style debates to timekeeper but no moderator. [applause] i think the difference is so why he believes in the riding of salt with you. i believe in the declaration of independence and constitution of the united states. [cheers and applause] he believes in a -- apologizing to those who are killing our young men and women. i will never apologize to those. [cheers and applause] we need a candidate who is capable, first of all leader of running a campaign that eliminates obama's billion dollar ad campaign by proving to people for example on gasoline the legal you can't buy enough ads to convince the american people they are not paying too much. that is the kind of campaign you have to run. i worked on a reagan camp
i want to run this fall on the fall in energy policy. you can elect president out the and have $10 a barrel or elect president drilling and have $2.50 a barrel. you decide which is better for your family. [cheers and applause] this is why i want to debate obama. if i become your nominee i will challenge him to seven lincoln/douglas style debates to timekeeper but no moderator. [applause] i think the difference is so why he believes in the riding of salt with you. i believe in the declaration of...
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energy policy. at the national press club. the leaders are currently co-chairs of the bipartisan policy center's energy project. topics will include development and domestic gas and oil production, energy security threats and environmental challenges. that would be like at 10 a.m. eastern again on our companion network c-span. at 11:30 a.m. majority whip dick durbin will talk about the so-called fiscal cliff and deficit reduction at the center for american progress. fiscal cliff, a combination of those expiring tax provisions and budget cuts that could take place the beginning of the new you. they include the bush-era tax cuts and sequestration. live coverage starts at 1130 eastern also on c-span. we are likely to about the fiscal cliff during the senate session today getting underway at 10 a.m. eastern, just over a half hour from now. after the gavel and majority leader reid will be recognized to speak and will likely outlined the schedule for the day which could include debate on defense programs and policy, and possibly leg
energy policy. at the national press club. the leaders are currently co-chairs of the bipartisan policy center's energy project. topics will include development and domestic gas and oil production, energy security threats and environmental challenges. that would be like at 10 a.m. eastern again on our companion network c-span. at 11:30 a.m. majority whip dick durbin will talk about the so-called fiscal cliff and deficit reduction at the center for american progress. fiscal cliff, a combination...
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energy, to produce u.s. jobs. so if you want to create that reasonable, fair playing field to promote u.s. jobs here at home, too, please support this amendment. nor senatoa senator: mr. presid? the presiding officer: the snoer from colorado. mr. udall: mr. president, the senator from louisiana has the right intentions but this amendment would truly be a vote against u.s. jobs and manufacturing. the presiding officer: please, order. mr. udall: it would wrongly target renewable energy manufacturing. it would threaten millions of dollars in export of u.s.-made products at a time when we should be seeking to expand these markets overseas. and if you look particularly at the wind industry, it's already suffering because we haven't had the courage to extend the production tax credit ford wind. and it has bipartisan support. so we've got to pass that production tax credit immediately. but in the meantime, let's not create a double whammy and pass the vitter amendment. without question, that sector is expanding dramatica
energy, to produce u.s. jobs. so if you want to create that reasonable, fair playing field to promote u.s. jobs here at home, too, please support this amendment. nor senatoa senator: mr. presid? the presiding officer: the snoer from colorado. mr. udall: mr. president, the senator from louisiana has the right intentions but this amendment would truly be a vote against u.s. jobs and manufacturing. the presiding officer: please, order. mr. udall: it would wrongly target renewable energy...
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we need to keep american energy and make american energy as clean as we can, as fast as we can, while still keeping good-paying jobs and keeping energy prices affordable. this is a recipe for a healthier economically stronger country. i urge a "yes" vote for the inhofe utility mact amendment. i thank the president and yield the floor. thank you. mrs. boxer: madam president, i would yield myself one minute of my time to put into the record a couple of things. first, an editorial written by the very type of companies my friend, senator barrasso, mentioned who say they're just fine with the e.p.a.'s new regulation. half of the coal-fired utilities, the power plants have already made these adjustments. they are clean. and if it is up to senator barrasso, the other dirty plants will just keep on spewing forth the most dangerous pollution. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. boxer: the other is a new poll that was taken actually in march of this year which shows that 78% of likely voters have asked us to get out of the way and let the e.p.a. do its job in controlling industrial a
we need to keep american energy and make american energy as clean as we can, as fast as we can, while still keeping good-paying jobs and keeping energy prices affordable. this is a recipe for a healthier economically stronger country. i urge a "yes" vote for the inhofe utility mact amendment. i thank the president and yield the floor. thank you. mrs. boxer: madam president, i would yield myself one minute of my time to put into the record a couple of things. first, an editorial...
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and building a more secure energy future. i want to discuss a couple of the highlights. a year ago the president set a bold but achievable goal of reducing oil imports by a third in little over a decade. thanks to booming u.s. oil and gas production, more efficient cars and trucks and a world class refining sector, we have already cut net imports by 10%, or one million barrels a day in the last year alone. and with the new fuel economy standards the president announced last year, we're on pace to meet our goal by the end of the decade. speaking of those fuel economy standards, we, the obama administration has put in place the first-ever efficiency standards for heavy-duty trucks and, as many of you know we proposed a toughest fuel economy standards for passenger vehicles in the u.s. history. requiring an average performance of 55 miles per gallon by 2025. over time these new standards will save consumers more than $8,000 over the life of the program. we've also doubled renewable energy generation, developed advanced alternati
and building a more secure energy future. i want to discuss a couple of the highlights. a year ago the president set a bold but achievable goal of reducing oil imports by a third in little over a decade. thanks to booming u.s. oil and gas production, more efficient cars and trucks and a world class refining sector, we have already cut net imports by 10%, or one million barrels a day in the last year alone. and with the new fuel economy standards the president announced last year, we're on pace...
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funding to support green energy innovation. most of that funding has created instead of novel products, continuing with the same old model of process innovation which is making the products created in the west faster and cheaper and, therefore, using that to age, take away some of the u.s. market share. they have been very successful doing that on solar energy. china is making solar panels at lower prices than what other countries around the world are making. they therefore substantial increase their share of the global solar panel market. the problem is they have not been so good in the domestic consumption side. chinese companies export 95% of the solar panels they produce. that's a big from for a lot of chinese citizens and ngos because there sank this is supposed to be about green energy but what we're getting is the factors that make solar panels and have a lot of pollution from the factory. and we are expert in the solar panels to the united states. to u.s. citizens have cleaner air but we do not. that's a really big prob
funding to support green energy innovation. most of that funding has created instead of novel products, continuing with the same old model of process innovation which is making the products created in the west faster and cheaper and, therefore, using that to age, take away some of the u.s. market share. they have been very successful doing that on solar energy. china is making solar panels at lower prices than what other countries around the world are making. they therefore substantial increase...
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he just spoke here a little bit earlier about renewable energy and clean energy and wind energy, and i want to express my support for the extension of the wind production tax credit. mark udall, he knows well, and i do, how important this is, and i want to commend him for his efforts here on the floor, his persistent efforts to try to get this done. i came to the chamber to discuss wind incentives earlier this year. i urged then and i urge now an immediate extension. we need this before the end of the year. we need to provide certainty for wind projects and employees. but here we are again today. we haven't got it done yet but we're going to have to keep working. as the presiding officer and the senator from colorado knows, we work on the floor, we work off the floor, we work behind the scenes to try to get this done, and we need to get this extension, this vital tax credit for wind is set to expire in 18 short days. that would be a huge mistake to let it expire. many projects would be delayed, thousands of jobs would be lost. clean energy jobs have been a bright spot in our economy.
he just spoke here a little bit earlier about renewable energy and clean energy and wind energy, and i want to express my support for the extension of the wind production tax credit. mark udall, he knows well, and i do, how important this is, and i want to commend him for his efforts here on the floor, his persistent efforts to try to get this done. i came to the chamber to discuss wind incentives earlier this year. i urged then and i urge now an immediate extension. we need this before the end...
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energy. and remember, clean energy has a transmission problem usually two or three times longer than traditional energy. this will be a big issue. we should be working together with, not setting this president in reclaiming my time to define the map was, this was for crude oil, natural gas, and products as refined product after it goes from the refinery. so i just want to put that on the record. yield back. >> the gentleman's time is expired. the gentlelady from california is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman eric in looking at the amendment and the nature of the substitute, the second page toward the end it says, while a route modification is under consideration in nebraska, permit applicant may begin pipeline construction in all state other than nebraska. now, given this, how does it come to be that the company is issuing letters of eminent domain to people if there is not even a route in nebraska? >> is that a question for council? i think the provision is looking at
energy. and remember, clean energy has a transmission problem usually two or three times longer than traditional energy. this will be a big issue. we should be working together with, not setting this president in reclaiming my time to define the map was, this was for crude oil, natural gas, and products as refined product after it goes from the refinery. so i just want to put that on the record. yield back. >> the gentleman's time is expired. the gentlelady from california is recognized...
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now, energy and agriculture are doing it currently. this is a function that -- yesterday i stood on the floor and talked about you were kind of taking over the responsibility of the department of energy. we're trying to make the decisions as to how we're going to do this. should we be developing the progress of the -- of the biofuels which we are doing in the state of oklahoma without any federal government assistance or should we be defending america with these dollars? now, energy, yes, they're going to spend money on this. the department of agriculture currently is spending money on it, but we have not been doing it. i notice and i can understand this that the occupier of the chair, the author of this amendment from north carolina, i'm reading now from one of the web sites from the newspaper there saying a private company backed by the u.s. department of agriculture will build 130 million biofuel refineries in sampson county, an estimated 300 jobs. they go ahead and talk about what they may be doing through the department of defense
now, energy and agriculture are doing it currently. this is a function that -- yesterday i stood on the floor and talked about you were kind of taking over the responsibility of the department of energy. we're trying to make the decisions as to how we're going to do this. should we be developing the progress of the -- of the biofuels which we are doing in the state of oklahoma without any federal government assistance or should we be defending america with these dollars? now, energy, yes,...
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greek, ginnee ice cream and the north market that attract an incredible number of young people with energy and commitment to that city. it hosts some of the midwest's largest concerts, fairs and festivals, ranging from comfest to the pride festival. columbus is also home to the midwest's largest 4th of july festival and the very famous ohio state fair. mayor coleman and the columbus partnership, which is the business but much more than just businesses, organization are doing a tremendous job promoting economic development from the south campus gateway to the short north to the sciota riverfront and to german village. and like ohioans across the state, the people have -- have long served those who serve us, our veterans. one of the first veterans of foreign war chapters in the country was founded in columbus in 1899. aside from -- columbus is also known for great sports teams, obviously ohio state, columbus clippers, columbus crew and the columbus blue jackets. this year the city of columbus will commence a yearlong bicentennial celebration with the theme "honoring the past, celebrating the
greek, ginnee ice cream and the north market that attract an incredible number of young people with energy and commitment to that city. it hosts some of the midwest's largest concerts, fairs and festivals, ranging from comfest to the pride festival. columbus is also home to the midwest's largest 4th of july festival and the very famous ohio state fair. mayor coleman and the columbus partnership, which is the business but much more than just businesses, organization are doing a tremendous job...
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keep in mind, 50% of our energy comes from coal. the goal behind these policies s not surprising, but what is surprising is that while president obama goes around pretending to be for an all-of-the-approach on energy -- and let's make sure we understad what that is. an all-of-the-above approach was the republicans' idea. it was, we're for all of the above. we're for nuclear energy, we're for fossil fuels, coal, gas, o oil, renewables, everything else. so that's what all of the above means. so the president's been saying that he is for an all-of-the-above approach on energy while members of his gren team administration just can't help but tell the truth about what's really going on in the e.p.a. madam president, you remember several weeks ago i came to the senate floor to bring attention to a video of e.p.a. regional 6 administrator al armendaras admitting that the e.p.a.'s general philosophy is to crucify and make examples of oil and gas companies. now, we remember that, don't we? he had said, and it was on a video, his voice with h
keep in mind, 50% of our energy comes from coal. the goal behind these policies s not surprising, but what is surprising is that while president obama goes around pretending to be for an all-of-the-approach on energy -- and let's make sure we understad what that is. an all-of-the-above approach was the republicans' idea. it was, we're for all of the above. we're for nuclear energy, we're for fossil fuels, coal, gas, o oil, renewables, everything else. so that's what all of the above means. so...
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energy. the jobs that produce the energy and jobs that benefit from competitive energy prices. we're not, mr. president, some little european country i. know that the secretary of energy said in the fall of 2008 before the president chose him that our problem was that our gasoline prices weren't as high as the gasoline prices in europe, where at that moment they were $8 or $10 a gallon. i don't think that's our problem at all. in fact, we're not a european country. we're the united states of america. we're a big country. we have our transportation needs are different, our energy needs are different. we generally don't walk to work or we generally don't only benefit from food products and other products that come from five or ten miles away. that's not who we are. that's not who we're going to be. we need to have energy policies that work for us. now, congressional republicans in the house and the senate have long supported a plan that uses all american energy. in fact, at the state of the uni
energy. the jobs that produce the energy and jobs that benefit from competitive energy prices. we're not, mr. president, some little european country i. know that the secretary of energy said in the fall of 2008 before the president chose him that our problem was that our gasoline prices weren't as high as the gasoline prices in europe, where at that moment they were $8 or $10 a gallon. i don't think that's our problem at all. in fact, we're not a european country. we're the united states of...
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systems has been a fixture in vermont's energy and technology industry. it serves the wind industry in particular by providing developers, utilities and turbine manufacturers with the tools they need to measure the wind. but with the looming end of the p.t.c., n.r.g.'s future growth in vermont is uncertain. and this is very clear, mr. president, because for the first time in their history, n.r.g. has had to lay off workers in vermont not once but twice this year. and their very capable c.e.o., jan bliterstorf describe these firings as deeply unfortunate but necessary. their orders, n.r.g.'s orders are off 50% from just a few years ago because of our inaction and the uncertainty about wind energy's phi tour here in -- future here in our country is it encourages them to look overseas for new opportunities which then means you hasten the departure of good-paying jobs for skilled american workers who already are ready to go. so the point i'm trying to make, and i've seen my colleague, i've seen my colleague join me, i look forward to hearing his remarks. but
systems has been a fixture in vermont's energy and technology industry. it serves the wind industry in particular by providing developers, utilities and turbine manufacturers with the tools they need to measure the wind. but with the looming end of the p.t.c., n.r.g.'s future growth in vermont is uncertain. and this is very clear, mr. president, because for the first time in their history, n.r.g. has had to lay off workers in vermont not once but twice this year. and their very capable c.e.o.,...
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we would have desperately wished we expand our time and energy on us, the teachers. so here i stand one teacher symbolizing millions. one enthusiastic, hard-working, humble, dedicated committed example to stand for the millions more just like me. of one voice to represent us all. it's a voice that has been missing from the highly charged conversation and education. it's this of waste that has been told to a whisper as people that haven't set foot in a classroom make decisions and policies that impact nearly every aspect of our profession and its striking to me that in our ferocious and noble zeal to leave not even one child behind we may have accidentally left all the teachers behind instead. [applause] if we want a transformation in education, if we truly want innovation and reform, we have to stop talking about testing and start talking more about developing, supporting a celebrating teachers. teachers are the architect of the change we have been waiting for but it seems like we have forgotten what it is a great teacher can do that a standardized test can't, and i
we would have desperately wished we expand our time and energy on us, the teachers. so here i stand one teacher symbolizing millions. one enthusiastic, hard-working, humble, dedicated committed example to stand for the millions more just like me. of one voice to represent us all. it's a voice that has been missing from the highly charged conversation and education. it's this of waste that has been told to a whisper as people that haven't set foot in a classroom make decisions and policies that...
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one is energy. we are an energy-rich country. and advances in technology have made certain deposits of energy that were once inaccessible to us accessible. natural gas is a great example. we need to stop punishing investment in the energy sector by raising taxes on it and we need to stop passing regulations that not only make it difficult to access our energy deposits but in fact take entire areas of this country and put them completely off-limits. so energy is one that we should motorcycle and the other is manufacturing. and there is no reason why as the rise of labor around the world, rise of labor costs around the world, more and more manufacturing can't return to the united states but it isn't going to happen, again, if you regulate people to look to do manufacturing, if you regulate them in the way they decide america is not the place to do this and again if the tax dreams treatment puts us at a competitive disadvantage. let me close by saying the opportunity before us all is really real. the 21st century holds extraordinary
one is energy. we are an energy-rich country. and advances in technology have made certain deposits of energy that were once inaccessible to us accessible. natural gas is a great example. we need to stop punishing investment in the energy sector by raising taxes on it and we need to stop passing regulations that not only make it difficult to access our energy deposits but in fact take entire areas of this country and put them completely off-limits. so energy is one that we should motorcycle and...
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>> the next great industry in this country is energy. that is going to create millions of jobs over the near term. we shouldn't make this more difficult for us to access rear dearth minerals, energy and whatever else you might find while 161 other countries are making their plans to do so. this is in the enlightened self-interest of this country and in the interest of the national security and i respectfully say those that disagree command by the way, we try to learn something from them and the positive part of the treaty so overwhelming and now plays the objections which i respect that the plurality is highly significant. >> it's a very significant today their game changing proportions. to put it in simple context said within the next decade if the u.s. policy has done well we will become the middle east for energy production. that is how serious this discussion is if we as a nation are serious about producing our own energy. there's two dimensions. first we have to look long term and look at things like the law of the sea and say how d
>> the next great industry in this country is energy. that is going to create millions of jobs over the near term. we shouldn't make this more difficult for us to access rear dearth minerals, energy and whatever else you might find while 161 other countries are making their plans to do so. this is in the enlightened self-interest of this country and in the interest of the national security and i respectfully say those that disagree command by the way, we try to learn something from them...
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i support renewable energy. the difference between common and myself is that he supports renewable energy and not coal, oil, and natural gas. 17% of our electricity in this state comes from clean coal fire generation. and we can get it at 5 or six cents a kilowatt hour. thotion only the direct jobs that are at stake. by increasing the price of energy through the green legislation that congressman wants to pursue we're going to have fewer jobs here because one of the big drivers of whether manufacturing operation is going to locate here is low cost energy. the renewable that he's purr sighing cost two or three times what clean coal fire generation does. we need secure sources of supply and low cost. >> moderator: martin? heinrich: we have quadrupled the number of rigs producing in the continental united states in the last few years. and yet you're still paying through the nose at the pump. and i don't think it's fair to support the kind of policies that congresswoman wilson has supported year and year out. and he
i support renewable energy. the difference between common and myself is that he supports renewable energy and not coal, oil, and natural gas. 17% of our electricity in this state comes from clean coal fire generation. and we can get it at 5 or six cents a kilowatt hour. thotion only the direct jobs that are at stake. by increasing the price of energy through the green legislation that congressman wants to pursue we're going to have fewer jobs here because one of the big drivers of whether...
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sources or new energy sources. given the recent boom in domestic oil and natural gas production, do you, is it, is it simply not possible for natural gas to meet the drilling needs that we see to improve our energy security sufficiently? i mean do you think the, why is electrification so critical? >> it is not just electrification. you remember i mentioned five things. one, maximize u.s. oil and gas production in every possible way. in alaska, off both coasts, in the gulf, on federal lands. we need to maximize indigenous u.s. oil and gas production. then i also mentioned electrification for light duty personal and come meshal vehicles. the use of natural gas for heavy over the rove and centrally fuel vehicles. renewed fuel efficiency standards, and continued research on biofuels. so you need to do all five of those. in the case of natural gas and electrification, they both get at the fundamental problem about our oil use and our consumption of oil. by the way, president ice senl hour -- eisenhower when he was in of
sources or new energy sources. given the recent boom in domestic oil and natural gas production, do you, is it, is it simply not possible for natural gas to meet the drilling needs that we see to improve our energy security sufficiently? i mean do you think the, why is electrification so critical? >> it is not just electrification. you remember i mentioned five things. one, maximize u.s. oil and gas production in every possible way. in alaska, off both coasts, in the gulf, on federal...
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we don't have respect for green energy. we don't have respect for folks that put everything on the line. when you're getting out of something as quick as you can and asking taxpayers to go in deeper and deeper and deeper, what message does that send? >> i started this company in 1999 and spent over 10 years of blood, sweat and tears. >> and we -- 1953. >> and investment. i understand. but i didn't have taxpayers bail me out. you tell me it okay to sell 150 million, $450 million you pulled out, is that right? >> if i may, -- >> would my friend yield? >> no, not right now, mr. dennis kucinich. >> i don't have the numbers but i don't right now. you're sec filing i do have the numbers about. i do have the numbers. and to sit here and listen to this week after week, month after month. go back out and listen when, i go back home, when i see people paying as much as gallon of gas as they pay for gallon of mill. i see people working two jobs to put food on the table and clothes on their kids back. i see people worried whether they
we don't have respect for green energy. we don't have respect for folks that put everything on the line. when you're getting out of something as quick as you can and asking taxpayers to go in deeper and deeper and deeper, what message does that send? >> i started this company in 1999 and spent over 10 years of blood, sweat and tears. >> and we -- 1953. >> and investment. i understand. but i didn't have taxpayers bail me out. you tell me it okay to sell 150 million, $450...
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steven chu, the secretary of energy, he's president obama's man. he told "the wall street journal" that -- quote -- "somehow we have to figure out a way to boost the price of gasoline to levels in europe"-- unquote and we all know the infamous quote from president obama, he had said that under his cap-and-trade plan -- quote -- "electricity prices would necessarily skyrocket." as the president himself has been on record supporting an increase in gas prices although according to him, he would have preferred a gradual adjustment, increasing the average family's pain at the pump. but this isn't a plan that gets you reelected so the gas prices are skyrocketing with tax cutter failure of solyndra, president obama's dream of green energy economy is in shambles. so you can be sure we won't be talking about this plan to raise energy costs until after the election. well, i would have to say that the president's own deputy energy secretary, d.n.a. poneman made a statement i really appreciated because he said we have very strong belief that the laws of supply
steven chu, the secretary of energy, he's president obama's man. he told "the wall street journal" that -- quote -- "somehow we have to figure out a way to boost the price of gasoline to levels in europe"-- unquote and we all know the infamous quote from president obama, he had said that under his cap-and-trade plan -- quote -- "electricity prices would necessarily skyrocket." as the president himself has been on record supporting an increase in gas prices although...
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instance, mess nuclear simple energy program under way. we are already cooperate with the chinese. find these areas, keep our markets open, but don't create a more hostile external environment that is absolutely essential. very important we keep the balance. there's a fine line between balance and provocation to we want to stay well on the side of balance of constructive environment spent dr. kissinger, i was surprised to hear you say that the comments made by both candidates used the term extreme deplorable leverage about china. i know you endorsed mitt romney. have you had that conversation with him? have you said i find your conversation really deplorable? ass. >> i see the advertisements of the two candidates every day are competing with each other on how to deal with the cheating things with china, and both of you cheat as applied to china. >> and trade. >> and trade. and it may be that in china they do not understand, and i am bothered by the fact that appealing to persons of china, but in my view on china policy is not a secret. it
instance, mess nuclear simple energy program under way. we are already cooperate with the chinese. find these areas, keep our markets open, but don't create a more hostile external environment that is absolutely essential. very important we keep the balance. there's a fine line between balance and provocation to we want to stay well on the side of balance of constructive environment spent dr. kissinger, i was surprised to hear you say that the comments made by both candidates used the term...
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that to me is energy security. i also believe it will result in more jobs in america, just nearly on the construction sector i also believe that it will lead to more jobs as a result of the united states being an exporter of fuel. now, the only problem i have is the representation that is consistently made by members of this committee, and on the floor, that this is going to the benefit of the american consumer in lower gasoline prices. that is not going to happen. and the sooner they acknowledge it is a world market, and a leading export, the leading export for the united states, last year, according to a story that appeared in associated press on the last day of last year was fuel. fuel. and there's tremendous implications for the united states as a result of that, but as a result of world market forces and selling it to the highest bidder means that the american public is not going to be paying less for fuel. and we need to continue to emphasize alternative means and fuels and hybrids and more inefficiency in co
that to me is energy security. i also believe it will result in more jobs in america, just nearly on the construction sector i also believe that it will lead to more jobs as a result of the united states being an exporter of fuel. now, the only problem i have is the representation that is consistently made by members of this committee, and on the floor, that this is going to the benefit of the american consumer in lower gasoline prices. that is not going to happen. and the sooner they...
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energy is a game changer. if you just stop and minute and think about it for the united states, it's an absolute game changer. it is as the saying goes, the next big thing. with the right policies, the oil and natural gas industry could create more than 1 million jobs in the next few years. not only can we create jobs, but we can cut our dependence on overseas imports while adding hundreds of billions of dollars to the government coffers at a time that they really need it. recent discoveries have confirmed that this nation is truly blessed with energy resources. now, numbers can be boring, but be patient with a 40 minute. we have 1.4 trillion barrels of oil, enough to last the next 200 just. that's which we know we have. we have 2.7 quadrillion cubic feet of natural gas, enough to last 120 years. we have 486 billion tons of coal, enough to last over the next 450 years. and we need to use more of this strategic resource cleanly and thoughtfully and wisely here at home, while also selling it around the world. no
energy is a game changer. if you just stop and minute and think about it for the united states, it's an absolute game changer. it is as the saying goes, the next big thing. with the right policies, the oil and natural gas industry could create more than 1 million jobs in the next few years. not only can we create jobs, but we can cut our dependence on overseas imports while adding hundreds of billions of dollars to the government coffers at a time that they really need it. recent discoveries...
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alternative energy research. we are talking about cutting the army by 100,000 people, the marines by 80,000 people come and get we have the armed services and the business of the advanced alternative energy research. the navy lead the parade and spent in excess of $400 per gallon for about 20,000 gallons of the biofuel. the role of the armed force of the united states is not to engage in energy research. the job of energy research should be in the energy department, not taking it out of the defense department. as tom, thanks. i'm not sure how many of the 21 years you've been doing this. i think most of them and my colleagues and i want to again reiterate, coming your reward for dysphoric will be on earth. thank you very much. >> we have senator jim demint, leading this effort when he was in the house and now of course in the senate >> thank you, tom and citizens against government waste for years of work. it's a testament that persistence can change the way things are done in washington particularly want to thank
alternative energy research. we are talking about cutting the army by 100,000 people, the marines by 80,000 people come and get we have the armed services and the business of the advanced alternative energy research. the navy lead the parade and spent in excess of $400 per gallon for about 20,000 gallons of the biofuel. the role of the armed force of the united states is not to engage in energy research. the job of energy research should be in the energy department, not taking it out of the...
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guess who works for the department of energy. the -- solyndra's lawyer, her husband works for the department of energy, and he was apparently a big fan of these loans and a big fan of restructuring these loans. do you think people approving the loans should be related to the people getting the loans? robert kennedy jr. from the famous kennedy family, they got $1.8 billion. just so happens they are big supporters of the president politically also. how did they get the loan? somebody who used to work for kennedy now worked in the loan department at the department of energy. it sounds like there might be a conflict of interest. this is a real problem, but this is a problem that's endemic to government banks. once you get the government get hold of the banks and once you let them make the loan decisions, they do it and they give the money to their favorites. so when one party is in charge, their favorites get it. when the other party is in charge, their favorites get it. the government shouldn't be in this business. these are large m
guess who works for the department of energy. the -- solyndra's lawyer, her husband works for the department of energy, and he was apparently a big fan of these loans and a big fan of restructuring these loans. do you think people approving the loans should be related to the people getting the loans? robert kennedy jr. from the famous kennedy family, they got $1.8 billion. just so happens they are big supporters of the president politically also. how did they get the loan? somebody who used to...
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energy resources program. and doug was first attracted to geology when his parents hauled him around as a kid collecting rocks on many different field trips. and after getting geology degrees from the university of georgia and penn state, doug worked cleaning up nuclear waste in washington state, also pent time looking for oil and gas as a geophysicist for exxon and managing environmental research and monitoring at the nevada test site before coming to the usgs. and doug will address us tonight on increasing, the increasing role that unconventional oil and gas resources play in our nation's petroleum endowment. >> thanks, dave. okay. welcome, everybody. thanks for coming out tonight. i'm going to talk about unconventional oil and gas assessments in the united states, and i want to talk about this for several reasons. one is to set the stage for the following two talks, but also just to give you an idea of what role hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling, directional drilling play in enabling the producti
energy resources program. and doug was first attracted to geology when his parents hauled him around as a kid collecting rocks on many different field trips. and after getting geology degrees from the university of georgia and penn state, doug worked cleaning up nuclear waste in washington state, also pent time looking for oil and gas as a geophysicist for exxon and managing environmental research and monitoring at the nevada test site before coming to the usgs. and doug will address us tonight...
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is because we don't officially move energy. if we then made a plan, if we produced a plan we couldn't get the energy. so what i did then, given the fact i've minimized to not buy the eight years in a focused that period of time, i'm focused on transmission and that i've offered a bill with the vietnam veteran and democrat, michael thompson and that provides tax credits so they can work storage on updated kurds. so let me just say one last thing, too. again, he is that i cut 6000 nuclear safety workers. that's absolutely false. i no longer support the plan for here because i don't think it's feasible for us. but i would tell you that the president and senator schumer and senator gillibrand all support nuclear power. >> moderator: mr. schriebman, 45 seconds. that's the record. it's not something i can make out. it's not a matter of characterizing. it's a record anyone can look up and find. you know, it would've taken me two years to figure out that the citizens of upstate new york don't want a nuclear plant in their backyard and
is because we don't officially move energy. if we then made a plan, if we produced a plan we couldn't get the energy. so what i did then, given the fact i've minimized to not buy the eight years in a focused that period of time, i'm focused on transmission and that i've offered a bill with the vietnam veteran and democrat, michael thompson and that provides tax credits so they can work storage on updated kurds. so let me just say one last thing, too. again, he is that i cut 6000 nuclear safety...
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and it will need every ounce of energy that can get. particularly in the near to medium term. if india is unable to make the shift in governance that you're suggesting, is there a possibility of taking a regional approach, having a very different set of relationships regarding water with its neighbors, all around, not just in the west and not just to the north but to the east as well? >> i think that, i think that is an excellent point because i do think that on energy and power, i think apart from whatever india it needs to do domestically just to give you an example, the fact that power subsidy and india has meant that the water table has basically dropped tremendously and i do think that a reasonable solution solution -- pakistan, china and all the countries there i think it has to have a regional solution for two reasons. one of course is that china controls the water table and increasingly it controls the water table and waters becoming scarce so i think that has to be and then the other element of course is that many of these in p
and it will need every ounce of energy that can get. particularly in the near to medium term. if india is unable to make the shift in governance that you're suggesting, is there a possibility of taking a regional approach, having a very different set of relationships regarding water with its neighbors, all around, not just in the west and not just to the north but to the east as well? >> i think that, i think that is an excellent point because i do think that on energy and power, i think...
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trip promoting the all of the above energy strategy where he says that all of our energy sources should be developed in new mexico we have an area that is rich in oil and gas called the premium base in which is having an extraordinary boom at this point, and he highlighted by the visit to mexico that boom that was going on in the increase of oil production in the united states and went to oklahoma following the mexico and there was a problem with the type lines not being able to get supplies out and he issued an executive order to move that along. so i think the president's working very hard, madame chair, to try to do everything he can come and it seems to me we are seeing from republicans a lot of change in position especially mitt romney. in 2006, governor mitt romney said in the this is a direct quote commentary much in favor of people recognizing that these high gasoline prices are probably here to stay. the new republic covered in an article just recently here but i would like to submit for the record, madam chair, the title of the article when he liked high gas prices in fact hig
trip promoting the all of the above energy strategy where he says that all of our energy sources should be developed in new mexico we have an area that is rich in oil and gas called the premium base in which is having an extraordinary boom at this point, and he highlighted by the visit to mexico that boom that was going on in the increase of oil production in the united states and went to oklahoma following the mexico and there was a problem with the type lines not being able to get supplies...
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of country and stop the washington interference with producing our own energy here at home. don't you agree? [applause] i also have had the opportunity to talk to small business. get shares and can ohio meeting with small businesses getting involved in the energy business and we are talking about people who own companies that sell equipment, sell trucks, people that own restaurants in area, people that own hotels. you have seen in westmoreland county. this is a church of creator that if we deal with this in a way that encourages rather than discouraging and we will created jobs. yet we have a president and administration looking for new ways to impose federal regulations on energy production. tim and i are talking about this toght. there are literally a dozen different federal agencies and departments looking at ways to provide federal reg natori overlay on our production of oil and gas through the shale pines. this is not the way for us to get our upon -- the economy back on track through evan administration who -- not offshore onshore. lesser of production on federal lands
of country and stop the washington interference with producing our own energy here at home. don't you agree? [applause] i also have had the opportunity to talk to small business. get shares and can ohio meeting with small businesses getting involved in the energy business and we are talking about people who own companies that sell equipment, sell trucks, people that own restaurants in area, people that own hotels. you have seen in westmoreland county. this is a church of creator that if we deal...
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we're in the middle of a global clean energy race with countries like china. this is about giving our businesses a leg up to be able to win that race, and frankly it's about getting us off of foreign oil. this is one way to do that to create jobs. since 2005, wind energy companies have contributed more than $60 billion to the economy. over 400 facilities in 43 states. it's about jobs. it's about manufacturing. i would urge a no vote. the presiding officer: all time has expired. the question is on amendment numbered 2191. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: the presiding officer: any senators wishing to vote or to change their vote? if not, on this the yeas are 33, the nays are 66. the amendment is not agreed to. the senator from massachusetts. a senator: could we have order. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the senate will come to order. the senator from massachusetts. mr. kerry: i call up amendment, senator mccain's and my amendment 2199. the presiding officer: the clerk will report
we're in the middle of a global clean energy race with countries like china. this is about giving our businesses a leg up to be able to win that race, and frankly it's about getting us off of foreign oil. this is one way to do that to create jobs. since 2005, wind energy companies have contributed more than $60 billion to the economy. over 400 facilities in 43 states. it's about jobs. it's about manufacturing. i would urge a no vote. the presiding officer: all time has expired. the question is...
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is serious about energy security. yet rear than allowing these companies to deploy their expertise and increase production, there are those who say oil and gas companies deserve even more taxes -- a tax increase. raising taxes on the very businesses tasked with locate, extracting and distributing the fuel that powers our economy would do nothing, nothing, to lower the cost and reduce our dependence on foreign oil t would do exactly the opposite. when the congressional research service analyzed president obama's proposal to raise taxes on the oil and gas companies, they concluded that this would have the effect of "decreasing exploration while increasing prices and increasing the nation's foreign oil dependence." the nonpartisan congressional research service says that these taxes will hurt consumers. to increase domestic production i've sponsored the 3-d act which would require the administration to reverse their cancellation of dozens of oil and gas leases, open areas previously resphricted to responsible oil and gas
is serious about energy security. yet rear than allowing these companies to deploy their expertise and increase production, there are those who say oil and gas companies deserve even more taxes -- a tax increase. raising taxes on the very businesses tasked with locate, extracting and distributing the fuel that powers our economy would do nothing, nothing, to lower the cost and reduce our dependence on foreign oil t would do exactly the opposite. when the congressional research service analyzed...
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has done, it's stimulated the growth of our clean energy economy and promoted energy security. the presiding officer serves on the armed services committee. she knows the importance of energy to national security. we have 75,000 jobs in the wind industry right now in colorado. we're on track to produce 20% of our electricity through wind by harvesting the wind by 2030. but if we let the p.t.c. expire, estimates suggest we would lose half those jobs. we'd be down to 37,000 jobs. then waoepls undermine -- we also undermine our pursuit of energy security, true energy security. our inaction, although the tax credit hasn't expired, has halted further development in the wind energy industry because that set of leaders can't in good faith bring that capital to bear and make those investments that they think that the wind p.t.c. will truly expire. we've seen those negative impacts. we've had hundreds of layoffs in colorado. the businesses nearly ground to a halt. you see that all over the country. then you get a ripple effect on those communities because tax receipts go down. people ar
has done, it's stimulated the growth of our clean energy economy and promoted energy security. the presiding officer serves on the armed services committee. she knows the importance of energy to national security. we have 75,000 jobs in the wind industry right now in colorado. we're on track to produce 20% of our electricity through wind by harvesting the wind by 2030. but if we let the p.t.c. expire, estimates suggest we would lose half those jobs. we'd be down to 37,000 jobs. then waoepls...
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what i was young energy is we are increasing investment in renewable energy. we sent a letter to control framework out to 2020, a longer timeframe than any government before us has done. that will increase the investment renewable energy she wants to see but i think it's also fair that britain has a mix of energy sources. gas is part of that. gases more, of course than the coal-fired generation business being phased out. what we want to do is have a proper mix and you'll begin to keep those down well at the same time allowing investment into new energy infrastructure. >> david ruffley spent we are facing a challenge saying two heads are better than one. [laughter] that applies economic policy. [laughter] >> i'm not sure they will be such -- after the shadow chancellor's reply. the point i would say is that we don't need to guess what the economic policy of the leader of the opposition at the shadow chancellor might be because we have lived through it. the biggest boom and the biggest bust in history despite advising then chance of the time -- [inaudible] >> wi
what i was young energy is we are increasing investment in renewable energy. we sent a letter to control framework out to 2020, a longer timeframe than any government before us has done. that will increase the investment renewable energy she wants to see but i think it's also fair that britain has a mix of energy sources. gas is part of that. gases more, of course than the coal-fired generation business being phased out. what we want to do is have a proper mix and you'll begin to keep those...
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because we are talking about efficiency and how we manage congestion and lower energy use. we are talking if the integration of data within the public sector, the private sector and the combination. we are talking about participation with the social media and the production of the solution. my sense, and again, david mentioned this, is united states isn't quite at the vanguard of this. when i think about congestion you brought up copenhagen with regards to many of the issues and i want to start with the ibm and cisco perspective of the world. where do you see progress with in the sectors and progress within the city's and where is the u.s.? >> the good news is there is tremendous progress across the country but it's relatively siloed so we can point to the smarter transportation and public safety and smarter health care and smarter grid and building energy management but that's not necessarily smarter city. this was alluded to a number of times this morning, it is really all about taking advantage of the fact that the city is a complex system of systems. so how do you to ge
because we are talking about efficiency and how we manage congestion and lower energy use. we are talking if the integration of data within the public sector, the private sector and the combination. we are talking about participation with the social media and the production of the solution. my sense, and again, david mentioned this, is united states isn't quite at the vanguard of this. when i think about congestion you brought up copenhagen with regards to many of the issues and i want to start...
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innovation, clean energy technology, and clean energy jobs. it would allow us to meet our responsibility to our children and grandchildren, to leave them a world as good as the one that was left to us. and it would, in addition, show that this great experiment in human liberty, the united states of america, this great democra democracy, is not for sale. the findings that we made in our platform -- i'll quote again -- "we know that global climate change is one of the biggest threats of this generation and we affirm the science of climate change," follows the very strong findings of the american scientific community, indeed, the world scientific community. back in october 2009, a letter from a coalition of respected scientific organizations said this: "observations throughout the world make it clear" -- clear -- "that climate change is occurring and rigorous scientific research demonstrates that the greenhouse gases emitted by human activities are the primary driver. these conclusions are based on multiple independent lines of evidence and contr
innovation, clean energy technology, and clean energy jobs. it would allow us to meet our responsibility to our children and grandchildren, to leave them a world as good as the one that was left to us. and it would, in addition, show that this great experiment in human liberty, the united states of america, this great democra democracy, is not for sale. the findings that we made in our platform -- i'll quote again -- "we know that global climate change is one of the biggest threats of this...
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a cantwell amendment on energy tax extenders. and mcconnell or designee relevant to the cantwell amendment. a menendez amendment on natural gas. and a coburn amendment number 1738 on duplication. i further ask consent that the following highway-related amendments also be in order. demint number 1756. coats number 1517. blunt number 1517. paul, 1556. portman, 1736. portman, 1742. corker, 1785. corker on highway trust fund number 1786. hutchison number 1568. and mccain number 1669. ten highway-related amendments to be offered by the majority leader or his designee. i further ask consent that following the disposition of the above-listed amendments and the managers' package of amendments to be cleared by both managers of the bill, the bill be read a third time and the senate proceed to vote on passage of the bill, as amended. finally, i ask consent that following passage of s. 1813, the bill be held at the desk and when the senate receives the companion measure from the house, the senate proceeds to its immediate consideration, all
a cantwell amendment on energy tax extenders. and mcconnell or designee relevant to the cantwell amendment. a menendez amendment on natural gas. and a coburn amendment number 1738 on duplication. i further ask consent that the following highway-related amendments also be in order. demint number 1756. coats number 1517. blunt number 1517. paul, 1556. portman, 1736. portman, 1742. corker, 1785. corker on highway trust fund number 1786. hutchison number 1568. and mccain number 1669. ten...
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energy security or energy intelligence. what i mean by that is with the right energy plan, we can move this country to the point where we produce more energy than we consume. working with our closest friend and ally, canada, we can produce more energy than we consume, meaning we truly are energy independent or energy secure, so that we're not importing energy from the middle east. and it's not just about energy. it's about jobs, good-paying jobs at a time when we have more than 8% unemployment. it's about economic growth. economic growth that we need to get on top of the debt and the deficit. we need to find savings but we have also got to get this economy growing to get on top of this deficit and our $16 trillion federal debt. and it's about national security. look what's going on in the middle east. look what's going on across the middle east, yet we still import energy from the middle east. americans do not want to be dependent on importing energy from the middle east, and the reality is with the right energy plan, we ca
energy security or energy intelligence. what i mean by that is with the right energy plan, we can move this country to the point where we produce more energy than we consume. working with our closest friend and ally, canada, we can produce more energy than we consume, meaning we truly are energy independent or energy secure, so that we're not importing energy from the middle east. and it's not just about energy. it's about jobs, good-paying jobs at a time when we have more than 8% unemployment....
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the president wants to move our nation into a new era for american energy where energy is powered by home grown and alternative energy sources designedded and produced by american workers. some of you may have seen that earlier this week, president obama was on "late night" with jimmy fallon. i don't usually watch, but, you know, that's my boss, so one of the questions the president got while he was there if there was any one thing that you could make happen that would change the world just by snapping your fingers, what would that one thing be? the president's answers was in short clean energy. he said that we must invest in the clean energy sources of tomorrow, mentioned solar and wind, talked about supporting electric cars and new sources of energy like biofuels. he said we need to do those things because it's good for the planet, because it helps us deal with climate change, and because it's good for our economy. of course, that can't happen just by the president snapping his fingers. it takes hard work, and we need a lot of help. this administration has dedicated more than $90 b
the president wants to move our nation into a new era for american energy where energy is powered by home grown and alternative energy sources designedded and produced by american workers. some of you may have seen that earlier this week, president obama was on "late night" with jimmy fallon. i don't usually watch, but, you know, that's my boss, so one of the questions the president got while he was there if there was any one thing that you could make happen that would change the...
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middle east, do you think america's publicpatients goig to u atyan twl whilpp eltikie ws h oow energy. i mean, our core interest, a uple core interest in the middle east. our alliance with israel, but need to hve lots f rop e hvsby, hl 'ser ir rea ofha d with our desire to have secure flow of oil. we are becoming more energy, or lesseneydendon dd at av ses me othe sources of, even elerin north america, russi oulvfratrweod t wnouresofo oil and how to but we less dependent on midle eastern oil. but as long as we, younow, our wione e tesreiaha t- oerrote amanlill understand that investments that we make, whichwe believe provide for stability and security, that energy sulet t cnu hd,a asr tm t tgemas next. >> i'm curio, th are schedulecuts right nown the reicaree bfad t h ths atod out e cuts, others don't want to see the. would you think omney is going toome down on that issue? >> wel let's just get srentmapa hr ab decioue nd honabt ha ll tsvee next 10 years on the table. and that's been worked into his budget plan. if you recall when we were ar ts mastmelte icboitnou rtarpeasant, what wa
middle east, do you think america's publicpatients goig to u atyan twl whilpp eltikie ws h oow energy. i mean, our core interest, a uple core interest in the middle east. our alliance with israel, but need to hve lots f rop e hvsby, hl 'ser ir rea ofha d with our desire to have secure flow of oil. we are becoming more energy, or lesseneydendon dd at av ses me othe sources of, even elerin north america, russi oulvfratrweod t wnouresofo oil and how to but we less dependent on midle eastern oil....